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The Managed Internet

A firewall, a finding about what censorship targets, and a score that does not exist

The Golden Shield · King, Pan and Roberts · 4 chapters · 10 min read

A firewall, a finding about what censorship targets, a score that does not exist, and an export business.

Free to read: every chapter below is open

How a government handles what people say

  1. 01Not a Wall, a Toll BoothOn why the interesting part of the system is a law rather than a machine.
  2. 02What the Censors Actually DeleteOn the finding that the censors are not protecting anybody's feelings.
  3. 03The Score That Does Not ExistOn a system that does not exist, a system that does, and why the difference matters.
  4. 04Selling the ToolkitOn surveillance sold abroad, and the question that separates two very different stories.